Floyd Henry

Floyd J (Bud) Henry, age 94 passed away on February 1, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA. Floyd was born on January 2, 1928 to Edwin and Esther Henry in Grandview, WA. His family moved to Granger, WA where he graduated from Granger High School, after graduation he worked at Del Monte in Toppenish, known as Cal-Pac at that time. It was during this time dad accepted the Lord as his savior and lived his life as a Christian until the good Lord took him home. In 1950 Floyd entered the Army, in basic training they realized dad’s gift as a caring person, and he was trained as a Medical Tech in Texas. He was then sent to serve in MASH unit 8209 on the front line of the Korean War. Upon returning home in July 1952 Floyd asked Marlene Hert of Toppenish to marry him, they were married two months later on September 19, 1952. Dad then attended and graduated from Perry Technical in Yakima. His first child, Cinda was born in 1956, followed by Mark in 1958 and Kristine in 1961. At this time, he was working in construction, building custom homes in Yakima and the valley. It was a small company that built beautiful homes for many local doctors, he worked for his best friend. Dad also maintained a diverse farm with the help of this children, the only day he did not work a 12-hour day was Sunday, that was the Lord’s Day. Floyd loved to travel, taking his family on a driving vacation somewhere in the Western US or Canada every summer. As he got older the vacations became more elaborate, Hawaii, Australia, Israel and Egypt. His wife Marlene was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1962, by 1976 she was confined to a wheelchair. Dad stepped up big time, quit work in construction and became mom’s fulltime caregiver. In 2001 (yes, 20 years later) he could no longer provide for mom’s care and she went into a nursing home, he visited her every day for three years till she passed December 2003. Eventually the family farm was sold in 2008 and Floyd moved to Yakima. There he was close to his church family and friends. Growing up he attended The Missionary Church in Granger, when he had his own family they attended The Missionary Church in Wapato, the last 20 years he has attended The Bible Missionary Church in Yakima. His brothers and sisters in Christ were very good to dad in his later years helping him in many ways. Dad had help from Yvette the last few years, first as a housekeeper and then a caregiver. In August 2020 his grandson Marc became his fulltime caregiver. Papa was then surrounded by youth till his last days, Marc and Darlene took special care of papa. Darlene and papa went out every Saturday morning for breakfast. Papa’s favorite place was Whistlin’ Jack’s, which he remodeled and added on to extensively in the early 70’s, and it was in the mountains which he loved. Floyd (Bud) is survived by his son, Mark Henry, Snohomish, WA, daughter Kristine (Tony) Nau, Pahrump, NV and grandchildren Marc (Darlene Mulkins) Walker, Jed Henry, Eric (Jessica) Ainsworth, Megan Ainsworth and great-granddaughter, August Ainsworth. He was proceeded in death by his wife of 51 years Marlene, daughter Cinda Ainsworth and grandson Carson Walker. Colonial Funeral Home, Toppenish is in charge of arrangements, burial will be in the Zillah Cemetery. Service will be held Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 1:00.

Floyd Henry

January 2, 1928 - February 1, 2022

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January 2, 1928 - February 1, 2022

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